QTHnow vs HFpager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QTHnow
This utility app helps radio amateurs participating in diploma programs by sending their coordinates to a server and receiving location-based data. It provides real-time updates on RDA, locator, and RAFA information, and can display overlapping districts.
- Real-time coordinate sending
- RDA, locator, and RAFA data retrieval
- Overlapping district display
- Diploma program support
- Information service for radio stations
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The program was developed for radioamateurs who participate in the RDA and RAFA diploma program. The program sends your current coordinates to the TNXQSO.com server and receives your current RDA, locator and RAFA in response. Information update - every 10 or 60 seconds. But for radio amateurs outside the borders of Russia, this program will be useful as an information service for the operation of your station/expedition. ------------------------------- Программа отправляет текущие координаты на сервер TNXQSO.com и получает в ответ ваш текущий RDA, локатор и RAFA. Если вы находитесь на расстоянии 100-150 метров до границы двух районов, то программа покажет оба.
HFpager
This utility app enables the exchange of short text messages through audio and radio channels using IFSK modulation. It offers basic reception and transmission functions for free, with a subscription unlocking all features and removing ads.
- IFSK modulation for audio messaging
- Send and receive short text messages
- Utilizes audio and radio channels
- Basic functions free
- Subscription removes restrictions and ads
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The program is designed to generate and receive an audio signal using IFSK (Incremental Frequency Shift Keying) modulation. Used to exchange short text messages via any audio and / or radio channel. For a detailed description, see the project website https://nvis.club/hfproxys/hfpager/hf-pager Basic functions work without a subscription: reception / transmission. With a subscription, all restrictions are removed and there is no advertising. Privacy Policy and User Agreement: https://ildd.ru/bi/hfpager/hfpager_politica/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HFpager at Free against QTHnow's $2.99. HFpager also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 63%). QTHnow's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
HFpager is free to download; QTHnow costs $2.99 up front. HFpager sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. QTHnow asks for nothing beyond the download.
QTHnow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of QTHnow's written reviews are positive against 71% of HFpager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
QTHnow ships an update every 5 months, HFpager every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QTHnow | HFpager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EFB-Software, LLC | Dmitry Likhtarov |
Customer experience
QTHnow
HFpager
In-app purchases
QTHnow
No in-app purchases
HFpager
- Подписка 12 месяцев7 Days trial$9.991 Year
